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Just as a little project, I was thinking about getting one or two solar panels (2-400 Watts) and hooking them up to a DC heating element in my hot water cylinder. I could potentially mount the panel(s) on the shed, which happens to be right next to the external wall behind which the hot water cylinder is located.
I've done a bit of googling, and whilst I can see that this is at least doable, I haven't found a huge amount of information.
In terms of my current situation, I don't use the electric immersion heater, and I pretty much never run the oil-fired boiler for hot water in my open-vented system. We have an electric shower and don't use the bath. We use a dishwasher mainly for washing up.
It would be nice quality of life improvement to have some warm/hot water from time to time for washing hands/washing up.
I'm just after a bit of a DIY project, so I'm not looking at a full PV or solar hot water system.
Anyone done anything similar?
I've done a bit of googling, and whilst I can see that this is at least doable, I haven't found a huge amount of information.
In terms of my current situation, I don't use the electric immersion heater, and I pretty much never run the oil-fired boiler for hot water in my open-vented system. We have an electric shower and don't use the bath. We use a dishwasher mainly for washing up.
It would be nice quality of life improvement to have some warm/hot water from time to time for washing hands/washing up.
I'm just after a bit of a DIY project, so I'm not looking at a full PV or solar hot water system.
Anyone done anything similar?